2014 Going Out Under Blanket Of Snow In Parts Of Southern California
(CBS SF) - The cold weather and strong winds making for a chilly end to 2014 in the Bay Area are making for a white New Year's Eve in parts of Southern California.
Folks from the south land have been tweeting for much of the day that surprise snow has left them blanketed in the white stuff and unable to get to their weekend destinations on either side of the Cajon Pass. Parts of I-15 were shut down near Hesperia due to snow.
Just called California Highway Patrol + we are officially stranded on the I-15 SB in Victorville w/hundreds of fellow motorists. #CajonPass
— Kim Lachance Shandrow (she/her) (@LaShandrow) December 31, 2014
The snow is so bad on the Cajon pass my cousin had to stay down here. Don't know how she gon get to work, get back to her child. Sheesh.
— ✨Alisaha Deshan✨ (@_crayolabrown_) December 31, 2014
It snowed in Orange County as well, but not just on the mile-high peaks of Saddleback that get the rare dusting. This was snow clear down the mountain with the foothills getting blanketed in white.
There are also several accidents on the I-15 freeway, meaning traffic will likely be a nightmare for folks trying to get between Southern California and Las Vegas via California's High Dessert region.
PHOTO: Drivers in snow near Running Springs FULL STORY: http://t.co/Dsl1qUm6Pn pic.twitter.com/UfE4bpwxgl
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) December 31, 2014
In the Bay Area, traffic was relatively light during the morning commute, but cars are expected to fill the roads during afternoon hours for the New Year's weekend getaway. Get the latest local traffic conditions here.
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